I remember starting off every school day by reciting, “I pledge of legions to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for witches stands, one nation, under God, invisible, with liberty and justice for all.”
Then, in Girl Scouts, we had a lesson on the Pledge of Allegiance, which not only taught the correct words, but discussed the meaning. I remember being confused, because the pledge was not about legions in an invisible nation at all.
The real problem is not whether or not the school leads the pledge, but that children are not taught the history. Instead, they are taught some horror story in place of history, with the implication often reinforced that the founding of this country was so horrific and evil that the country should be eradicated and the ground salted where it used to exist.
If the left were consistent, they would advocate for the destruction of every country, because there is no country on earth that has a perfect past. But they are not consistent—and, in fact, seem to embrace countries which routinely practice brutality far exceeding anything we have ever done as a country.
God's name is Andy ...... Andy walks with me Andy talks with me ....
(very old joke)
And I agree with your assessment of the lack of historical education.
That too has been an argument I got into about two years ago when requesting we consider a specific political indoctrination for our seniors (about ready to step into adulthood) regarding political affiliation.
I proposed a class in the last semester that targetted Republican, Democrat, Socialist, Anarchist, (etc,) for the specific purpose of giving a new adult a flavor and hopefully desire to be politically involved and WANT to vote ...... and to determine for themselves just what DO the think and believe in the political spectrum.
I was politely laughed down citing Supreme Court this and Supreme Court that (which apparently there ARE Supreme Court this and Supreme Court that) and my request went nowhere.
As of now, my local red neck high school graduates approx 200 socialists (by indoctrination and lack of anything else)
Still fighting the fight, but I had the wind knocked out of me last night.
As a very little kid I thought it was “My Country Tizalee”. I could never quite figure out what or where Tizalee was. I also wondered why our nation was invisible, but thought maybe because it was hiding somewhere in Tisalee : ),